Other, frozen
Frozen poultry meat and edible offal (other)
HSN 0207 45 00 (Other frozen poultry meat and edible offal) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and foreign-manufacturer registration under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance as a concurrent regulatory overlay. Import of poultry and poultry products is additionally regulated under S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019 issued by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under Sections 3 and 3A of the Livestock Importation Act, 1898. Consignments are permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports, and Premium Duck Meat under this tariff line is classified as Restricted.
- Import Licence from FSSAI
- Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
- Health Certificate from AQCS
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Confirm the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the mandatory foreign-facility registration scheme for high-risk foods including meat and poultry products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022
- 2Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1), the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1), and the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) in e-Sanchit. Quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC; the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) must also be uploaded before out-of-charge.CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
- 3Route the consignment only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. For Premium Duck Meat specifically, verify compliance with DAHD OM No. 1110109(3)/1/2016-Trade(E2625) dated 22-02-2024 and DOR Notification 13/2024-Cus dated 06-03-2024 — import is Restricted to supply to three-star and above operational hotels notified by the Ministry of Tourism; all other imports under this tariff line are Free per DGFT Notification 78/2023 dated 16-03-2024.CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · DGFT Notification 78/2023 dated 16-03-2024 · DOR Notification 13/2024-Cus dated 06-03-2024
The single most common error on this tariff line is failing to distinguish the Premium Duck Meat sub-category from general frozen poultry offal: the overall ITC (HS) policy for HSN 0207 45 00 is Free, but Premium Duck Meat is Restricted and confined to supply for three-star-and-above hotels, meaning a misdeclared or unqualified consignment of duck meat faces confiscation and monetary penalty under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992. Separately, the AQCS veterinary overlay — Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) — is independent of FSSAI clearance; a consignment cleared by FSSAI but missing AQCS document uploads will be detained at the designated port pending AQCS NOC issuance.